- present participle of gray.
graying
Example Sentences
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They are graying and a bit world-weary now as they file into a courtroom in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now the baby boomers and the silent generation are going back to school, as Goucher stakes its financial future on the graying of America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Behind him, a mature Joshua tree was dying, its graying limbs drooping sadly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
An elderly woman, with graying dreadlocks peeking out of a bright yellow headwrap and wearing a brilliant gold-studded blanket draped over her shoulders, stepped barefoot onto the stone stage.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
